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24TH SUNDAY
IN ORDINARY TIME 16TH SEPT 2018
PARISH CONTACTS
Parish email address [email protected]
Parish Website
https://scp.org.au
Parish phone number 07 5510 2222
Parish fax number 07 5510 2244
31 Edmund Rice Drive Ashmore Qld 4214
PO Box 216 Ashmore City 4214
Parish Office
Leeanne Human (Parish Manager)
Daloras Howes
Sacramental Coordinator Maria Blancia
Pastors
Fr. Jan Bialasiewicz Fr. Van Huong Nguyen
Fr. Thomas Varkey
Local Safeguarding Representative (LSR)
Guardian Angels Church Rebecca - 0414 994 928
Mary Immaculate Church Raphaelle - 0414 915 047
St Joseph the Worker Church Cathy - 0414 982 749
In today’s Gospel we see Jesus set out with his disciples for the villages around Caesarea Philippi; and on the way He asked them, “Who do people say I am?” And they told him, “Some say you are John the Baptist; others say you are Elijah or one of the prophets”. Then Jesus asked them, “But you, who do you say I am?”. Peter answered, “You are the Messiah”.
Today we find ourselves confronted with these questions, right now, God would ask us “Who do you say I am? “(Mk 8:27). We need to ask ourselves the question what Jesus means to us. Founder of a religion? Revolutionary Jewish reformer? One of the great teachers? Son of God and personal Saviour? The common notion of Jesus should lead us to personal knowledge and experience of Jesus. The Gospel of this weekend challenges us to answer several other questions. "How do I really see Jesus? Is Jesus a living experience for me, walking with me, loving me, forgiving me, helping me and transforming my life and outlook? What difference does Jesus make in my life? Have I really given my life to him? Who do we say that Jesus is through our daily life? What does the way we live and behave say about who Jesus is? Is the joy, the love, the peace that we find in Jesus reflected in the way we live our lives? Let us answer these questions through our daily Christian life. Fr. Thomas Varkey
St. Joseph the Worker Church 44 Imperial Parade, Labrador
Sunday Masses
7:00am & 8:30am
Weekday Masses
Monday & Wednesday 7:00am
Gold Coast University Hospital Friday 10:30am
Guardian Angels’ Church
99 Scarborough St., Southport
Saturday Masses - 6:00pm
Sunday Masses
7:00am &10:00am
Weekday Mass
Friday 12:30pm
Reconciliation
Saturday 4:30pm to 5:15pm
Mary Immaculate Church
31 Edmund Rice Drive, Ashmore
Sunday Masses
8:30am & 6:00pm
Weekday Masses
Tuesday 9:00am Thursday 5:30pm
1st Thursday of the Month Holy Hour 4:15pm
Before Mass speak with God During Mass, let God speak with you After Mass, speak with others
Gold Coast Christian Meditation Reflection Morning: Praying with Creation. “Let us share prayer with all those who believe in God the Creator and those who are inspired to follow the commitment to Creation set before us by Jesus” [Encyclical Letter on Ecology and Climate Change]. Saturday, 27th October 2018, Hospitality Centre, Sacred Heart Parish, Clear Island Waters. Bookings and Inquiries: Judith Keller 0448 188 937. World Community for Christian Meditation wccm.org
Parish Bus Trip Our Annual Spring Bus trip will be on
Thursday, 18th October. We will travel via Canungra Beaudesert to Mt Lindsay then join the Summerland Way and travel to Kyogle where we will have lunch at the golf club. Later we will travel home via Uki and Murwillumbah. Pick up is at Labrador at 8.00am. The Manor 8.15am, Ashmore Plaza bus stop 8.30am. For reservations ring Pat on 55 395 849
Walking Group: meets each Saturday at St Joseph the
Worker at 6.30 contact Janeece 0408 763 772.
Plenary Council 2020 please feel free to take one of
this postcards and HAVE YOUR SAY… (What do you think God is asking of us in Australia at this time?)
This Postcard is located at the back of church (information table).
Video Taping Volunteers are urgently needed to help
in the recording of the Mass for the senior residents at De Paul Villa Aged Care every Sunday (will be based on a roster). If interested, please contact the SCP office at 5510 2222. No experience required and training will be provided.
Catholic Prison Chaplaincy Volunteer lay Catholic
chaplains make a huge difference to the lives and rehabilitation prospects of prisoners. Training, support and reimbursement of out of pocket expenses provided. To find our more contact Centacare Pastoral Ministries on 3324 3193. [email protected] subject: Prison Chaplaincy.
Star of the Sea, Southport Mass & Reunion Function Past students and staff across all years up to the College's closure in 1990 are invited to the Star of the Sea Mass & Reunion Function with the opening of a time capsule on the Sunday, 14th of October. Mass will be the regular 10am Mass at Guardian Angels Church, Southport. All community members are welcome to Mass and fellowship outside the church after Mass. The function is ticketed. Please RSVP with payment for the function by 5th October 2018. Payment and fu r th e r d e ta i l s a re a va i l a b l e a t ht tp s ://
starofthesea2018.eventbrite.com.au Please share with any members of the Star of the Sea, Southport community.
Light of Jesus When going to Mass makes you long for more.
Join the Light of Jesus Family Feast Gold Coast, 4th Sunday of
the month 12:00 to 4pm. Coomera Community Space, 133 Finnegan Way, Coomera, songs, prayers, talk and group sharing and lunch Francis: 0438 310 461.
Liturgy of the Word for Next Sunday: 1st Reading – Wisdom 2 :12,17-202
2nd Reading – James 3:16 – 4:3
Gospel – Mark 9:30-37
SAFEGUARDING STRATEGY 2018-2020
Local Safeguarding Representative. Today we introduce to you, your Local Safeguarding Representative (LSR). Each Mass centre has a representative. Being the LSR, Rebecca, Raphaelle and Cathy will be a contact person between parishioners and the Archdiocesan authorities.
If any parishioner has noticed some situations that might raise some concerns regarding Safeguarding Children and Vulnerable Adults please contact these parishioners via email and mobiles listed below. Guardian Angels Church - Rebecca : 0414 994 928 Email: [email protected] Mary Immaculate Church - Raphaelle: 0414 915 047 Email: [email protected]
St Joseph the Worker Church - Cathy: 0414 982 749 Email: [email protected]
The mobile numbers listed above are strictly dedicated to the issues related to Safeguarding Children & Vulnerable Adults. Please don’t ring these numbers with requests for help from SVDP because this ministry does not cover this area.
I am grateful to these parishioners who generously re-sponded to this call.
“Safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility.”
Fr Jan
CHURCH OPEN FOR PRAYER GUARDIAN ANGELS CHURCH
EVERY WEDNESDAY 12PM TO 1PM
MARY IMMACULATE CHURCH EVERY 1ST THURSDAY OF THE MONTH
4:15PM TO 5:15PM
Your Prayers Are Requested For Those In Need And Those Who Have Journeyed To The Father
Recently Deceased: Patricia Wehmeier, Patricia Day Anniversary: Valerie Malone, Edward Maloney, Ante Trosic
Sick and in Need: Dawn Phelan, Jerry Obe, Paul Grimshaw, Garth Rippin, Ignacio Gomes, Barbara Storey, Linda
Kerr, Francisca Park, Morin Min, Sue Barker, Maria Theresa Malate, Dave Curran, Mary Kerwin, Elias Arulappan, Jan Sims, Rex Beer, Merlyn Morris, Brian Doherty, Patricia Fisher, Wiktoria Stojanovic, Arthur Smith, Bernice Lynch, Ron Gledhill, Terry Neal, Margaret Iringan, Rebecca Siganto, Theresa Burmingham, Peter Selby, Sheryl Fleet, Patrick Sullivan, Teresita Adrid, Michael Skinner, Lucio Dumas, Debbie Poulton, Stephanie Alijahn, Douglas Bateman, Robin Bourke, Christopher Browne, Jan Buttigieg, Matthew Byrne, Anne Chandler, Amado Dizon, Ely Deganos, Clare Dobozy, Bernadette Douwes, Narelle Dwyer, Patrick Guillon, Evelyn Martinac, Maureen McCabe, John Morgan, Yvonne See, Angela Taylor, Joe Tuesley, David Walters, Harry Hunter, Victor Williams, Andrei Celes, Mary Achilles, Bede Lawner, Semeon Illescas, Alma Spurdle, Leoncia Dizon.
Immaculate Heart of Mary we trust to your gentle care and intercessions those we love and those who are sick or lonely or hurting.
Help all of us Holy Mother to bear our burdens in this life until we share eternal life with God.
Marriage Preparation - For parishioners who are going to
marry in the coming months, please contact Abas Supeli in order to obtain the Marriage Preparation Course. Contact Abas on 0450 221 088 or email: [email protected] as the Registered Facilitator for the Ministry of Marriage Preparation in the Southport Catholic Parish.
Baptismal Preparation Classes - Catholic Parents plan-
ning to baptise their children in our parish, note that the
next Baptismal Preparation Class will be held on Tuesday, 25th of September at 10:30am in Mary Immaculate Church, Ashmore.
Children’s Liturgy of the Word dates for next
term are: 14th, 21st, 28th October, 11th, 18th, 25th November and 2nd , 9th of December 2018.
If anyone is interested in assisting, or you know anyone that would like to assist us with The Children’s Liturgy of the Word Program, please contact Maria Blancia on 5510 2222 or email [email protected].
Thank You – Sacrament of Confirmation Last Thursday, 13th of September, 71 children and 3 young adults of our Parish celebrated with Bp Joseph Oudeman the Sacrament of Confirmation. I thank the par-ents and Maria Blancia (the Sacramental Coordinator) for preparing the children for this significant step in their faith journey. Having worked with their children since the end of July, the parents have done a great job and I thank them for their dedication in preparing the children for our Thursday celebration. I have no doubt that through Confirmation the faith of our young parishioners will grow and come to its fruition in their adult lives. Last Thursday’s event wouldn’t happen without a great deal of effort and or-ganisation. Many parishioners, through music, (Mick and Sharon Walsh) commentator (Candy Guillon and Sally Rigby) readings (Sr Liz and Lance Marsh), altar servers, photographers (Janelle from JTC Photo, Abas Supeli and
Precilla Trosic) and for the food preparation/catering
(Sabina Sannan), have generously contributed to the great spiritual and social outcome of the Thursday celebration. Today, I say a big thank you to all of them for making the Thursday celebration a prayerful and memorable experience of faith for children, their parents, families and visitors. Fr Jan
Sacrament of Baptism
Penelope Thompson daughter of Travis & Nicole Thompson
Rosters To all ministers in the parish, we are now pre-
paring the rosters for Nov and Dec . Please email or call the office with your changes. If your name did not appear on the last roster because you have been away please let us know that you have returned. Let the office also know if you have changed your email address or are not receiv-ing your roster. Thank you.
Extra Collection to aid those people who are affected
by the drought, there will be a retiring collection on
Sunday the 23rd of September. Collections will be tak-en up at all three churches on that Sunday. Please keep in your prayers those people who are affected by the drought and ask God to send generous rain in the areas.
Getting ready for Christmas It is hard to imagine Christmas without car-ols. These hymns with their beautiful lyrics and melodies every year fill with the Christ-
mas story, not only Churches and homes of Christians but also shopping centres and other public places. As the second half of 2018 is well advanced it’s time to think about the Christmas liturgies. Parishioners who would like to sing at midnight Mass at Guardian Angels church please contact Audrey on this email address [email protected]. Practices will commence in November. Gold Coast Lay Carmelites the monthly formation meet-ing will be held at the Surfers Paradise Parish Hospital-ity Centre, Clear Island Waters at 10:30am Sunday 16th September, 2018. All are welcome especially those interested in maintaining the reality of ‘The LORD, your God is in your midst (Zep 3:17a)’. Please bring a plate for a light shared-lunch and for any enquiries contact Norm Harding 0421 125 575 ([email protected])
Our Parish has implemented the Archdiocesan Safeguarding Children and Vulnerable Adults policy. We are committed to high standards of recruitment, screening and selection of all our employees and volunteers and undertake intention-al strategies to maintain a safe and healthy ministry environment for all.
PROCESSIONAL HYMN
Christ Be Our Light
Longing for light, we wait in darkness. Longing for truth, we turn to you. Make us your own, your holy people, light for the world to see.
Refrain: Christ, be our light! Shine in our hearts. Shine through the darkness. Christ, be our light! Shine in your church gathered today. Longing for peace, our world is troubled. Longing for hope, many despair. Your word alone has pow’r to save us. Make us your living voice. R Copyright 1993, Bernadette Farrell, OCP Publications
GIFTS PROCESSION
The Summons Will you come and follow me if I but call your name? Will you go where you don’t know and never be the same? Will you let my love be shown,
will you let my name be known? Will you let my life be grown in you and you in me?
Will you leave yourself behind if I but call your name? Will you care for cruel and kind and never be the same? Will you risk the hostile stare should your life attract or scare? Will you let me answer pray’r in you and you in me? © 1949 John L. Bell Willow Connection
MEMORIAL ACCLAMATION (ICEL)
When we eat this Bread and drink Cup, we proclaim your Death, O Lord, until you come again.
COMMUNION PROCESSION
Our Supper Invitation
Take of my bread and eat, drink my new wine.
Take of my life and live, branch of my vine. Let me befriend you now; eat, take your fill. Don’t be afraid to dream; love has its will. Take up your burden now, walk ‘til you find just what the journey means; walk while there’s time. Food for the journey will answer your need. Don’t be afraid to walk; love, my love will lead. Take of my bread and eat, drink my new wine. Be a sweet nourishment to good friends of mine. Let me befriend you now; eat, take your fill. Share with your people, that love has its will. Take of my bread and eat, drink my new wine.
Take of my life and live, branch of my vine. © Kevin Bates 1985.Marist Fathers
REFLECTION HYMN
I Found the Treasure
Lord, to whom can I go? You alone speak the words of life. You alone on the earth or in heaven
above are my Saviour and my Lord.
Refrain: I found the treasure in a field,
that neither time nor death can steal.
RESPONSORIAL PSALM I will walk before the Lord in the land of the living
I will sell what I have, give all that I am, to hold this treasure as my own. Jesus, Lord of my life, I can ask for nothing more than to see and believe that my life lies in you, in the kingdom of my Lord. © 1985, Daniel L. Schutte. Published by OCP. All rights reserved
RECESSIONAL HYMN
Though the Mountains May Fall Refrain: Though the mountains may fall and the hills turn to dust,
yet the love of the Lord will stand as a shelter for all who will call on his name. Sing the praise and the glory of God. Could the Lord ever leave you? Could the Lord forget his love? Though a mother forget her child, he will not abandon you. R Should you turn and forsake him, he will gently call your name. Should you wander away from him? he will always take you back. R Copyright ©1975 Dan Schutte New Dawn Music
Used with permission from
One licence A-640129
Plenary Council 2020 Prayer
Come, Holy Spirit of Pentecost.
Come, Holy Spirit of the great South Land.
O God, bless and unite all your people in
Australia/and guide us on the pilgrim way
of the Plenary Council.
Give us the grace to see your face in
one another/and to recognize Jesus, our
companion on the road.
Give us the courage to tell our stories/ and
to speak boldly of your truth.
Give us ears to listen humbly to each
other/and a discerning heart to hear
what you are saying.
Lead your Church into a hope - filled
future/that we may live the joy of the
Gospel.
Through Jesus Christ our Lord/bread for
the journey from age to age. Amen
Our Lady Help of Christians,
pray for us.
St Mary MacKillop, pray for us.
Nicene Creed
I believe in one God, the Father almighty,
maker of heaven and earth,
of all things visible and invisible.
I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ, the Only Begotten Son of God,
born of the Father before all ages. God from God, Light from Light,
true God from true God, begotten, not made,
consubstantial with the Father; through him all things were made.
For us men and for our salvation he came down from heaven,
and by the Holy Spirit
was incarnate of the Virgin Mary, and became man.
For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate, he suffered death and was buried, and rose again on the third day in accordance with
the Scriptures.
He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead and his
kingdom will have no end.
I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the
Son, who with the Father and the Son is adored and glorified,
who has spoken through the prophets.
I believe in one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church.
I confess one baptism for the forgiveness of sins and I look forward to the resurrection of
the dead and the life of the world to come. Amen.
Aquinas College Peter Hurley (Principal) 07 5510 2888
Guardian Angels Stephen Montgomery (Principal) 07 5510 0055
De Paul Villa Julie Madden (Director of Aged Care) 07 5582 7250
De Paul Manor Estate Jessica Madden (Manager) 07 5582 7999